the problem with bannerlord is that their rigging is still very non-human looking, shoulders are too broad, and this makes characters look out of proportion, combined with the fisheyed camera which distorts and lengthens as it gets to the edge, making your character look distended.
the animations are also still quite rigid and stiff.
melee:battlegrounds, the offshoot actually looks quite ways better. the lighting and engine technology is generally more advanced, the combat is actually more evolved and complex, with an omni directional attack instead of 4 sides limitation. the character models have correct human proportions and human-like animations and rigging.